Chicle (/ˈtʃɪkəl/) is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products. It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the genus Manilkara, including M. zapota, M. chicle, M. staminodella, and M. bidentata.

[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like the gum Chiclets?

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly like that. Idk if it’s still the same, but a couple decades ago I went to a chiclet farm kinda deal in Mexico, and got to try the (cleaned) raw tree gum. Its pretty much a chiclet straight out of the tree, it just doesn’t have much flavor until after processing.

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I didn’t realize Guatemala was such an integral part of Chiclet originally. I wonder if William Wrigley Corp lobbied the government for what became the 1954 coup like United Fruit did.